Thief escapes by leaving animal's severed tail and claiming that the animal has escaped and left his tail.
Deceptions. · Thefts and cheats. · Thefts. · Thief escapes detection. · view the constellation · filed as K404
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Tails in ground. Thief steals animals and sticks severed tails into the ground, claiming that animals have escaped underground Ox's tail in another's mouth. The thief kills one ox and puts the tail in another ox's mouth: the owner thinks one ox has eaten the other Stolen sheep's tails severed and put in tree. Owner made to believe that they have escaped through the air
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Blame for theft fastened on dupe The lamb without a heart. Accused of eating the lamb's heart, the thief maintains that it had no heart Thief claims to have been transformed into an ass. While the owner sleeps the thief steals his horse, hitches himself to the wagon, and claims that he is the horse transformed into a man Thief successfully claims that stolen goods are his own Stolen animal disguised as person so that thief may escape detection Severed limb prevents detection The stolen cow successively pawned. In one night a thief pawns a cow four times, always stealing it immediately and finally delivering it back to its owner Thief presents alibi. Plays all night for dance while confederate commits actual theft Detection of theft of bull escaped by putting boots on bull Thieves stretch chain across road and evade pursuers Quartered thief's body sewed together to escape detection Marked culprit marks everyone else and escapes detection Repentant thief pretends to have found stolen cow. Upbraids owner for not guarding her better Thief swallows stolen goods to escape detection The owner is duped by thief who gives him the task of solving a riddle about the theft just accomplished Thief escapes detection – miscellaneous
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